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Table 3 Vegetation characteristics after treatment. Canopy base height, canopy bulk density, and basal area are not directly comparable to pretreatment data because of slightly different methods of measurement (see text). Values in parentheses are standard errors.

From: Thinning and Prescribed Fire Effects on Fuels and Potential Fire Behavior in an Eastern Cascades Forest, Washington, USA

Treatment

Herb Biomass (Mg ha 1)

Shrub Biomass (Mg ha 1)

Canopy Closure (%)

Canopy Base Height (m)

Canopy Bulk Density (kg m−3)

Basal Area (m2 ha 1)

Control

0.42 (.09)

1.01 (.05)

72 (2)

6.4 (1.1)

0.050 (.005)

19.1 (0.5)

Thin

0.41 (.17)

1.16 (0.2)

56 (9)

6.8 (0.4)

0.030 (.005)

12.2 (1.4)

Burn

0.15 (.07)

1.74 (0.6)

69 (2)

3.8 (0.4)

0.037 (.003)

15.9 (0.9)

Thin/Burn

0.24 (.13)

1.15 (.02)

57 (6)

5.5 (0.2)

0.033 (.006)

15.5 (1.4)